Athenian
121Harmodius and Aristogeiton — Harmodius (Ἁρμόδιος / Harmódios ) and Aristogeiton (Ἀριστογείτων / Aristogeítôn ), both d. 514 BC, were a Greek pederastic couple known also as the Tyrannicides (τυραννοκτόνους). As a result of their attack against the Pisistratid tyranny, they… …
122Long Walls — They were a key element of Athenian strategy, since they provided the city with a constant link to the sea and prevented it from being besieged by land alone. ConstructionThe original walls of Athens had been destroyed by the Persians during the… …
123Mindarus — was a Spartan admiral who commanded the Peloponnesian fleet in 411 and 410 BC, during the Peloponnesian War. Successful in shifting the theater of war into the Hellespont, he then experienced a string of defeats; in the third and final of these,… …
124Thasian rebellion — The Thasian rebellion was an incident in 465 BC, in which Thasos rebelled against Athenian control, seeking to renounce its membership in the Delian League. The rebellion was prompted by a conflict between Athens and Thasos over control of gold… …
125FC Barnet — Voller Name Barnet Football Club Ort London Barnet Gegründet …
126Trasíbulo — Para otros usos de este término, véase Trasíbulo (desambiguación). Trasíbulo (en Griego antiguo, Θρασύβουλος) (455 a. C.? 388 a. C.), fue un general ateniense y un líder de la facción democrática de Atenas. En el año… …
127Cimon — /suy meuhn/, n. 507 499 B.C. Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades). * * * born с 510 died с 451 BC, Cyprus Athenian statesman and general. He was the son of Miltiades. A conservative, he promoted Sparta and… …
128democracy — /di mok reuh see/, n., pl. democracies. 1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2. a state… …
